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As Israel continues to pound Iran and expands its offensive against Hizbullah in Lebanon, there are rumblings of disunity with America over the path and goal of the conflict. Why now is the time to buy rubbish stocks. And celebrating the life of grand-clown Philippe Gaulier. Gues ...  Show more

Iran continues to retaliate against attacks with ferocity. Though many of its ballistic missile facilities have been razed, its vast drone armoury is powerful and destructive. Who will benefit from India’s boom in data centres? And why giant board games are not child’s play. Gues ...  Show more

The presidential election will now go to a run-off—between candidates of political extremes. We ask how <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/11/20/chiles-voters-are-on-the-verge-of-a-terrible-mistake?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third- ...

For decades Ayman al-Zawahiri was the chief ideologue of the terrorist group. We ask what <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2022/08/02/the-death-of-al-qaedas-leader-may-not-halt-a-jihadist-resurgence?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligenc ...

He made the same <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/04/25/joe-biden-fires-the-starting-gun-on-the-presidential-race?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term ...

India's PM Narendra Modi is favoured to win a third term as 970 million voters hit the polls in a six-week general election. Using an aggressive digital campaign, he’s doubling down on Hindu nationalism and promising more development. However, crackdowns on opposition and the ...